Brocade 5000 Datasheet - TeamKCI

OPEN SAN MANAGEMENTBy networking Fibre Channel switchessuch as the Brocade 5000 under acommon platform, Fabric OS simplifiesSAN management through standardmanagement interfaces and support forthird-party management applications.The Brocade 5000 supports switchmanagement through a command lineinterface, Brocade Web Tools, EFCM, orFabric Manager.To facilitate deployment, the Brocade5000 integrates easily into heterogeneousenvironments with operating systems suchas Windows NT, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, andAIX. It is also designed to provide FICON ®support on a flexible port-by-port basis inIBM mainframe environments. FICON-readycapabilities include FICON intermix modes,cascaded FICON fabrics (supported only inFOS environments), and CUP support formonitoring tools.HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FORCRITICAL INFORMATIONThe Brocade 5000 is designed for thehighest level of SAN fabric security tohelp organizations safeguard their criticalinformation. It utilizes Brocade AdvancedZoning as well as advanced port and switchAccess Control Lists (ACLs) to simplifyadministration and significantly increasecontrol over data access.MAXIMIZING SAN INVESTMENTSBrocade and its partners offer completeSAN solutions to meet a wide range oftechnology and business requirements.These solutions include education andtraining, services, and support to helpoptimize SAN investments. For moreinformation, contact an authorized Brocadesales partner or visit www.brocade.com.Figure 2.Dynamic Path Selection augments ISLTrunking to route data efficiently betweenmultiple trunk groups.trunkingASIC Preserves In-order Delivery4 g3 G0.5 G2 GUp to32 gbit/sec4 g1 G...nDynamic Path selection (DPs)Balancing data flow betweenmultiple trunk groupsTrunk groupTrunk groupDPSTrunk group4 G3 G0.5 GUp to32 gbit/sec2 G4 G1 G...n32 gbit/secTrunk group